Euro Adoption in Bulgaria: Key Payment Changes and Consumer Advice for the Start of 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, consumers in Bulgaria will need to pay extra attention to receipts, as the total amount will now be listed first in euros
Tax inspectors have established that the owners of luxury vehicles in Bulgaria owe extra BGN 1.1 M in taxes to the state.
So far, 31 out of the ordered 148 audits dealing with the revenues of owners of luxury cars have been completed, the National Revenue Agency (NAP) informs.
Since the end of last year, more than 1800 inspections of owners of luxury cars have been conducted.
During the inspections, 21 owners made corrections to their declarations, stating to NAP their actual revenues, which had been established by officials during the audits.
So far, figures show that owners of luxury cars in Plovdiv owe the largest amount in additional taxes to the state.
Only nine audits in Plovdiv have established BGN 350 000 payable in additional taxes, with just one of the owners having to pay BGN 252 000.
The eleven audits completed in Sofia so far have established the owners of luxury cars owe BGN 326 000 in additional taxes.
The official website dedicated to Bulgaria’s transition to the euro, evroto.bg, has published the full set of information materials used during the national awareness campaign
Britain has introduced a temporary exemption that permits continued business with two Bulgarian subsidiaries of the sanctioned Russian oil group Lukoil
Economist Dimitar Sabev, from the Institute for Economic Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, has assessed the draft budget and broader economic situation in Bulgaria
At the close of the third quarter of 2025, the average gross salary in Bulgaria’s state administration reached 3,088 leva (approx. €1,580), marking an increase of 417 leva (€213) compared to the same period in 2024, when it was 2,671 leva (€1,365)
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